Cover for baby-carriages.



PATBNTED JULY 16, 1907.

I J. A. HODES. COVER FOR BABY CARRIAGES.

- APPLICATION FILED APB..11.1907.

'WITNESSES:

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2&6. WZZZ' JOSEPH A. HODES, OF FREMONT, OHIO.

i I COVER FOR BABY-CARRIAGES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 16, 1907.

Application filed April 11, 1907. Serial No- 367,624.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH A. Honns, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Fremont, in the county of Sandusky and State of Ohio, haveinvented a certain new and useful Cover for Baby-Carriages; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to weather shields or protectors particularlyintended for use in connection with baby-carriages; and has for itsobject the pro-vision of a simple and highly efficient article of thisclass, which is intended to serve both as'a wind and rain shield,whereby a baby riding in the carriage and the coverings and inner partsof the carriage are com pletely protected from the rain, and which is sodesigned as to be supported by and completely cover the parasol, therebyprotecting the delicate parts thereof, and to be suspended therefrom insuch man ner as to form a closure for the front and forward sideportions of the carriage and at the sametime provide an opening attherear portion of the carriage beneath the parasol for the admission offresh air to the occupant, said opening being adjustable by a raising orlowering of the parasol.

The invention is fully described in the following specification andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a baby-carriage having the protectorcomprising my invention covering the same and partially broken away, andFig. 2 is a similar enlarged view of a portion of the parasolcoveringportion of the protector showing a modification of the securing means.

Referring to the drawing, 1 designates a baby-carriage of any suitableconstruction, and 2 the parasol, which has the usual knob 3 at its topand is supported by the rod 4 or in any other suitable manner.

The covering or protector forming my invention may be made of anysuitable waterproof material, and comprises the hood or parasol-coveringportion 5, the front pendent portion 6, which hangs loosely over theforward end of the carriage body and the two side to conform to thegeneral contour of the parasol and is centrally provided with an opening8 through which the knob 3 of the parasol projects. This opening istightly closed around the knob by the use of a drawstring 9, or it maybe secured by the means disclosed in Fig. 2, which shows the hood slitfrom the opening, as at 10, and provided with stud and socket buttoningmeans 11. The rear skirt portion of the hood is made of suitablelengthto extend to the bottom of or below the lace border usuallyprovided on parasols, so that it will not be injured by rain or snow.The front 6 is provided with a window I2 of any suitable transparentmaterial, such, for instance, as celluloid, to enable the cover to befolded or rolled up into compact form when not in use, and each wing 7has a strap 13 secured to its inner side and carrying a snap or buckleto enable it to engage a ring 14 on the carriage body, thus preventingthe wings from being blown outwardly or inwardly by the wind.

It is apparent that I have provided a protector or covering for thecarriage and its parasol which is adapted to protect the occupant, andthe interior and delicate parts of the carriage from the wind, snow orrain, and which is adjustable relative to the carriage by a raising orlowering of the parasol to provide a larger or smaller opening for theadmission of fresh air to the interior, thus enabling an infant to havethe benefit of the fresh outdoor air without subjecting it to theinjurious effects of stormy or windy weather;

and also that the cover may be rolled or folded into compact form toenable it to be carried in the carriage for ready use in case ofemergencies.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is,-

The combination with a babycarriage and parasol, of a protector having ahood part fashioned to fit over the parasol with its skirt hangingloosely therefrom and its forward portion trailing from the parasol anddropping over the front and sides of the carriagebody and its rearportion shortened to provide an opening between it and the upper rearportion of the carriage body to admit air beneath the protector, thesize of said opening being regulated by :1 raising or lowering of theparasol, means for securing the protector in position and a window inthe front of the protector.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name to thisspecification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH A. I IODES.

Witnesses C. \V. Owns, CORNELL Scnnmnnu.

